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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 8, 2012
Alan Kaufman, president and CEO of wholesale brokerage Burns & Wilcox, says the “economy is still very rough.”
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 3, 2011
Managing general agents (MGA) face the daunting technology challenge of having to act as a data go-between with all the many groups with which they have relationships—so their focus remains on the basics, not next-generation technology.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 11, 2010
The Florida surplus lines market continues to battle many outside factors, but there are signs that at least the decline in premiums experienced over the last several years has slowed.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 19, 2010
The vast majority of commercial insurance buyers are still taking a pass on the coverage even though rates have fallen to historically low levels for all but the most problematic accounts, players in the field complain.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 17, 2010
With all tourist attraction businesses suffering in this struggling economy, insurers writing bed and breakfast establishments are experiencing many of the same problems as those who handle larger, more standard hotel risks.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 19, 2010
The insurance market for museums and historic homes remains competitive yet stable, with favorable loss experience, intelligent and loyal buyers, as well as a certain degree of prestige attached to it.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 22, 2010
The insurance market for social service facilities on both ends of the age spectrum is experiencing the same soft market conditions already dominating most lines of commercial coverage.
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By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com, Broker Editor |
February 18, 2010
The new Chicago-based Burns & Wilcox Brokerage can service "everything from the large alphabet houses to small shops and all types in between," according to VP Daniel Rossen.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 1, 2010
Like the rest of the commercial insurance sector, the market for errors and omissions coverage to protect agents and brokers continues to show signs of softening.
